Eric Schmitt

Voters cue up outside the gym at Chapel Lakes Elementary School to vote in primary elections in August. Candidates in Missouri's down-ballot races are concerned voters aren't paying enough attention to those contests with the presidential election garnering so much interest.

Candidates For These Powerful Missouri Offices Struggle To Get Attention This Election

Lynn Horsley

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Three offices – attorney general, secretary of state and treasurer – are “down-ticket” on the ballot and face an uphill battle for voters' attention.

Government, Politics & Issues

Rich Finneran On Why Health Care Could Be Key In His Attorney General Campaign

Jason Rosenbaum

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Democratic attorney general hopeful Rich Finneran talks about his bid to unseat Republican Eric Schmitt.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaking in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in September 2019.

What Happened To Missouri’s COVID-19 Lawsuit Against China? So Far, Not Much

Dan Margolies

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The suit argues China's efforts to suppress information, arrest whistleblowers and deny the coronavirus’ contagious nature led to the loss of life and severe economic consequences in Missouri.

Missouri House of Representatives members speak on the house floor on the last day of the legislative session.

Government, Politics & Issues

Appeals Court Changes Ballot Summary For Clean Missouri Repeal

Jason Rosenbaum

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The Missouri Court of Appeals further rewrote a summary for a ballot initiative that would repeal a state legislative redistricting system approved by voters in 2018.

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner takes the oath of office at the Old Courthouse in January 2017.

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Legislators Will Consider Special Session Violent Crime Bills Individually

Jaclyn Driscoll

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The Missouri House is breaking up Gov. Mike Parson’s tough-on-crime package of special session legislation into one-subject bills.

Government, Politics & Issues

Politically Speaking: Elad Gross On How He Would Reshape The Missouri Attorney General’s Office

Jason Rosenbaum

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On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Democratic Missouri attorney general candidate Elad Gross talks about his bid for the office — and the…

Government, Politics & Issues

Politically Speaking: Rich Finneran Makes His Case To Take On Missouri Attorney General Schmitt

Jason Rosenbaum

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On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Democratic attorney general candidate Rich Finneran talks about his bid to unseat Missouri Attorney General…

Screenshot, File photo | Jason Rosenbaum | St. Louis Public Radio

Government, Politics & Issues

Jim Bakker Is Not A Coronavirus Villain, Former Governor Says

Sarah Fenske

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In March, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against Branson-based televangelist Jim Bakker. His office alleged that Bakker had touted…

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party and others, alleging that the hiding of information and other actions at the outset of the coronavirus outbreak led to loss of life and significant economic damage in Missouri.

Missouri Sues China, Communist Party Over The Coronavirus Pandemic

Frank Morris

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Missouri's attorney general alleges that China "engaged in misrepresentations, concealment, and retaliation to conceal the gravity and seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak from the rest of the world."

Televangelist Jim Bakker, shown here in 2018, faces a legal challenge from the state of Missouri for selling a false remedy against the coronavirus. The COVID-19 disease currently has no cure.

Missouri Sues Televangelist Jim Bakker For Selling Fake Coronavirus Cure

Matthew S. Schwartz

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The Missouri attorney general asked a judge to block the sale of Bakker's "Silver Solution." The FDA and FTC warned seven companies to stop hawking so-called treatments for the coronavirus.